Misc. 1
What is Checks and Balances?
The first Constitution of the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Each state accepts the public acts and records of other states' courts' findings.
What is section 1?
Guarantees citizens the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the First Amendment?
Gives citizens the right to bear arms (guns).
What is the Second Amendment?
declaring war.
What is the national government?
A draft of a proposed law.
What is a bill?
What is section 2?
Prevents the government from forcing citizens to shelter soldiers in their homes.
What is the Third Amendment?
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures of personal property.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
raising/creating taxes.
A change or addition to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
Only Congress can form and add new states.
What is section 3?
Guarantees citizens the right to a fair trial and protection from testifying against oneself under oath.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
Guarantees citizens the right to a speedy trial.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
maintaining schools.
What is the state governments?
The opening statement of the United States Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
Every state is run democratically. Congress has the power to protect states from foreign invaders or uprisings.
What is section 4?
Guarantees citizens the right to a trial by jury in civil cases.
What is the Seventh Amendment?
Prohibits unreasonable bail, fines, and cruel or unusual punishment.
What is the Eighth Amendment?
Shared and divided powers between the national and state governments.
What is the federal system?
I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of the President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
The article of the Constitution where the duties of the states and responsibilities of the federal government to the states.
What is Article IV?
Acknowledges that citizens have rights that are not listed in the Consititution.
What is the Ninth Amendment?
Gives powers not granted to the U.S. government to the states or the people.
What is the Tenth Amendment?